by Ian Dunham | May 27, 2025 | The Bumpy
The Bumpy at Littlebury Green (next to St Peter’s church) is freely open every day, but visitors are particularly welcome on: Sunday 29th June, 11am – 4pm Members of the Bumpy Volunteer Group will be on hand to guide visitors and talk about the flora and fauna...
by Ian Dunham | Apr 14, 2025 | The Bumpy
Sue Huggett, Bumpy Volunteer Group If you have recently visited The Bumpy, next to St Peter’s church in Littlebury Green, you will have noticed a strange, leaf-shaped area marked out on the meadow not far from the entrance. What on earth has the Bumpy Volunteer Group...
by Ian Dunham | Jan 12, 2025 | The Bumpy
Sue Huggett, Bumpy Volunteer Group As I write, it is early New Year, 2025. Traditionally a time for reflection, a summary of the year’s activities and events in Littlebury Green’s tiny nature reserve seems appropriate. The birds and the bees (and the badgers) did what...
by Ian Dunham | Nov 19, 2024 | The Bumpy
Sue Huggett. Throughout the year, one of the most biologically active habitats within The Bumpy is the tangle of mature ivy that cloaks many of the oldest trees; some alive, some dead. Contrary to popular belief, ivy is not parasitic, having its own, independent...
by Ian Dunham | Nov 19, 2024 | The Bumpy
Sue Huggett. Following this year’s mild, wet spring, the understorey in The Bumpy (mainly nettles, thistles, Cow Parsley and Garlic Mustard) has shot up to a height of two metres from nowhere in next to no time. What was an open, undulating terrain now resembles a...
by Ian Dunham | Nov 19, 2024 | The Bumpy
Sue Huggett. With winter finally coming to a close, colour is returning to The Bumpy once again. Snowdrops have enjoyed a very good season, having survived the disturbances at St. Peter’s, and have put on a fabulous display of flowers; great sources of nectar for...